thoughts from a mother of boys, a wife, a scientist and an artist

Running Log ~ May 6th

You would think with the days getting longer (and by longer I mean more day light time) I would be getting more running in.

But I am not. In fact, I think I am running less.

I had been getting board running at the gym, but don’t want to run alone outside at night, in the dark. A couple of times I have tried to run after dropping the kids off, but I can only get 2 miles in before I have to go to work. And last week, it was only 1.5 miles before I had to go to work. Which is about 11.6 miles less than a half marathon.

I know what the problem is….it’s work! If only I didn’t have to work, I would be able to run more. Or if I had a jogging stroller, I could take the kidos with me.

I have also been having difficulty with the time commitment…

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For me to run any distance, takes about an hour. And realistically I just don’t have an extra hour in my day, unless I take it out of my sleep time. But then I am more tired, which makes it hard to run…. But really I am just making excuses, right?

But Sunday night I got four miles in and watched a show on Hulu+ while at the gym. I am trying to alternate days, so I will try again tonight.

I am going to run a 10k before my half and I sure hope I can finish it….

Just. Keep. Running.

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